Complex Station Access Code

In Session Manager, administrators can set up a Station Admin Password to ensure secure log in and administration of the SIP phone. Before Release 7.1, Session Manager accepted only numeric values up to 32 digits in the Station Admin Password field.

From Session Manager Release 7.1, the administrator can define the Complex Station Access Code validation rules using the Station Access Code Policy screen on the Device and Location Configuration page. The administrator can establish parameters to define the access codes, such as minimum length, allowed characters, and inclusion of minimum character sets.

The administrator can set a numeric Station Admin Password and Complex Station Access Code simultaneously. Therefore, the system can support End of Sale (EOS), End of Life (EOL), and earlier endpoints along with new endpoints. Session Manager uses Complex Station Access Code for SIP 96x1 and Avaya J100 Series IP Phones. For desk phones earlier than 96x1, the system continues to use the numeric Station Admin password.

Complex Station Access Code is encrypted using encryption algorithm ensuring code security.

Station Access Code policy constraints

• The administrator must define the minimum required length from 6 to 25 characters.

• The administrator must define one of the following:

  • Minimum character set. Administrator can choose any combination from the following character sets:

    • Upper case

    • Lower case

    • Numerics

    • Special characters

  • Minimum required characters for each character set.

  For example, set the Minimum character set field to 0 and Upper case and Special character set to 1. In this case, any password containing one upper case and special character is a valid Station Access Code.

  If you set the Minimum character set field to 2, the password must contain at least two characters from the numeric, upper, or special character sets.

• The administrator must ensure that the minimum required length is equal to or greater than the number of characters required for each character set.

	Note
	If a password does not meet the password strength policy, the Device and Location Settings group administrator rejects the password.